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Sarcopterygii
superclass or class of fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sarcopterygii [1] is a class of fish. They are lobe-finned fish, like the lungfish and coelacanths. They are a clade of bony fish which first appeared in the Silurian, 418 million years ago (mya). One line in this group gave rise to the tetrapods.[2]
Quick Facts Sarcopterygii Temporal range: Latest Silurian – Recent, Scientific classification ...
Sarcopterygii Temporal range: Latest Silurian – Recent | |
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Coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Euteleostomi |
Clade: | Sarcopterygii |
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Panderichthys, suited to muddy shallows;
Tiktaalik with limb-like fins that could take it onto land;
Early tetrapods in weed-filled swamps, such as: Acanthostega, which had feet with eight digits, and Ichthyostega with limbs. Descendants also included pelagic lobe-finned fish such as coelacanth species.
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